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[Kassaundra]

It actually depends on whether the whole team is doing the same thing or if they are doing different things. I.e.

Every afternoon the baseball team follows its coach out to the hot field for practice.

Team = singular; follows = a singular verb; its = a singular pronoun. All members of the team arrive at the same place at the same time.

Vs

After the three-hour practice under the brutal sun, the team shower, change into their street clothes, and head to their air-conditioned homes.

Team = plural; shower, change, head = plural verbs; their = a plural pronoun. The teammates are dressing into their individual outfits and leaving in different directions for their individual homes.

Source: http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/collectivenoun.htm

In the context the narrator used he was correct in his choice of "is" then as he was talking about what the team was going to do as a group. I thought he was correct then started second guessing then was just plain curious as to what the correct usage would be. (miss matched noun verb and double negatives are a bit of a grammatical pet peeve of mine) And I really get annoyed when someone is a paid professional, paid to speak (like news person) and who makes obvious grammatical errors.


Oh and thanks for the complete answer.

 

[Mattok1]

In the context the narrator used he was correct in his choice of "is" then as he was talking about what the team was going to do as a group.  I thought he was correct then started second guessing then was just plain curious as to what the correct usage would be.  (miss matched noun verb and double negatives are a bit of a grammatical pet peeve of mine)   And I really get annoyed when someone is a paid professional, paid to speak (like news person) and who makes obvious grammatical errors.


Oh and thanks for the complete answer.

By the way I'm just as bad about grammar. It drives me crazy when used incorrectly. But I'm an English teacher so I guess it's ok.

 

[hotcurltr]

Diana, what kind of animal call....a scream...like a big cat? Hope it stays far, far away.

Taking a break from working on the taxes...thought Id post a few pictures.

Looked out the window the other day to see this....a tail sticking up out of the brick carport planter wall....


Dottie decided she would become an excavator...


and her look when I caught her.. .Me? What am I doing? Why I'm digging a nest!
Found an egg in there yesterday morning.


And then today....chickens out freeranging start running when I come out and then follow me into their pen for a little scratch.

It sounded like a cat sounds when getting into a fight only bigger and very hair raising. One of the guys down our road thinks we have a bigfoot living in the thousands of acres that used to be the old smelter. You never know. I've seen bobcats, but never a cougar. I don't want my dogs tore up but they could take on a bobcat. I'm not as good a shot as Glenn (and he wasn't home at the time) but would have to try. I'd feel terrible if I shot and killed one of the dogs by accident. Your Wyandotte hen is lovely as they all are. great pictures of the fluffy butts. The ones I got from you are really growing with the exception of the youngest. She is very active, however. I know there are two roos just by the way they walk and hold their heads. The jury is still out on the others. Has anyone heard of sexing chicks by their wings? I was on Cedar Creek Hatchery and that is how they sex their birds. I guess I'll have to look it up. One more question. Didn't you tellme that by feeding the medicated pig feed the eggs will still be fertile and hatchable as well as the eggs being edible? I've been eating them and am ok. I just wanted to be sure.

In the context the narrator used he was correct in his choice of "is" then as he was talking about what the team was going to do as a group. I thought he was correct then started second guessing then was just plain curious as to what the correct usage would be. (miss matched noun verb and double negatives are a bit of a grammatical pet peeve of mine) And I really get annoyed when someone is a paid professional, paid to speak (like news person) and who makes obvious grammatical errors.


Oh and thanks for the complete answer.

I'm not a paid spokes person, but my grammer is terrible. Does that mean I have to go back and take an English grammar course?

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: Love that shot!


On dog tie outs- we have one dog leashed at all times- one is day duty and one is nite- because if they are both off at the same time they chase cattle- but they will protect the chickens and bark if a hawk is around

 

[muesky]

Muesky - I'm still checking to see if the last Friday of each month will be a Crozier auction at Checota. They start at six with cages, gear, and odds and ends. After that they sell hatching eggs and chicks. Next, they swell chickens, rabbits, ducks, geese, peacocks, etc.

If nothing totally pressing comes up I may try to make it to the auction. Please let me know if they are having it this month.. Thanks!

Those were my favorites too, I also loved the doritos commercial about the time traveling neighbor.

Did you see the one about the "Finger Cleaner"??? *** Warning*** This video is not for the weak of stomach...

Looks like i have a little crossbeak... sigh, is crossbeak genetic??

I have read quite a bit on this. It is mainly thought to be genetic or that the parents are too closely related... Not sure if either are true but I have read enough research reports to lead me to believe this...

HELP!!!! DOG PROBLEMS

I have a 2 year old Great Pyranese black Lab mix. It's taken months but we've trained him that the chickens belong and he watches them very carefully. Keeps the cats away, keeps hawks away. He's quite attentive. Most of the time he is laying out there and the dumb chickens are crawling all over him. He lets them eat his food and there favorite place is in his dog house. But sometimes, out of the blue he will start chasing them. Twice he has gotten one. He doesn't injure them. Just catches them, holds them down. Yesterday he did this and grabbed it and held it in his mouth. I had to open his jaws to let the chicken out. It wasn't hurt and after it rejoined the group I can't tell which one he got. I don't know what is setting him off. This particular time the chicken was outside the fence. Maybe he was trying to get it to go back in. Idk. I can chain him up when they are out but the crazy chicken won't stay out of his house and food. For that matter they basically walk into his mouth. Help! Any suggestions?

From experience, it is the chase that sets your dog off. The problem comes if he accidently kills one then they will become food to your dog.. Pyres are especially stubborn dogs and once they get it in their head it is very difficult to break them of anything.. I used to raise Pyrenees but since my place is not huge and is fenced I did not want to deal with dog who I could not keep in the yard...

We need to do a better job of introducing ourselves at auctions and shows by wearing a BYC button or something.....maybe a white colored arm band with BYC in black or blue letters....just thinking out loud.

Also, EddieOkie...what you are doing is the best way to experiment with chickens. By enjoying diverse breeds, be they hatchery or auction finds, you can determine what you like or don't like. Then you can invest in good breeders from what you really like.

I usually always wear a chicken or POOPS shirt.. Last auction I was wearing the POOPS shirt from last gathering.. We used to set up a table in the back at the auctions for BYCers but stopped after some of the other old timers quit coming...

Ugh....got another neighbor dog that likes to hang out at our house. We've taken it back home 3 times and it comes right back. When owner called to come get said dog, his reply was 'just shoot it in butt and it will go home'. I love MY dogs and I would NEVER tell anyone to shoot my dog with pellets to enforce it to stay home. I've put up very good effort to keep my dogs in my yard. My other neighbor has also given us permission to shoot his dog if its a nuisance. Now my neighbors have no business owning dogs IMO and these dogs have probably never been on a tie out a second of their lives and they should be.....before I have to shoot them or take them to pound.

To me that is just a cop-out of people not taking responsibility for their dogs.. My suggestion is call the sheriff. That way if you ever have to shoot the dog, there is legal record that the owner was warned..
Once I started calling the sheriff when I see a neighbor's dog running loose for days, it was amazing how those people all of a sudden were able to figure out a way to keep their dog contained.. Truly amazing!!!

I like that idea of a shirt or arm band.. I like to think of my chickens as pets also and, want to learn how to do things right...

Maybe we can come up with something.. For auctions that know us, which most of them do, just go up and ask the people running it who the BYCers are and they will point us out..

By the way I'm just as bad about grammar. It drives me crazy when used incorrectly. But I'm an English teacher so I guess it's ok.

I am not officially an English teacher but have taught Language Arts over the years and am a writer. Admittedly, I tend to be a bit snarky about grammar, when it is a professional writing or something along those lines..

 

[muesky]

So are there any auctions this weekend besides Blanchard???

 

[lonnyandrinda]

It sounded like a cat sounds when getting into a fight only bigger and very hair raising. One of the guys down our road thinks we have a bigfoot living in the thousands of acres that used to be the old smelter. You never know. I've seen bobcats, but never a cougar. I don't want my dogs tore up but they could take on a bobcat. I'm not as good a shot as Glenn (and he wasn't home at the time) but would have to try. I'd feel terrible if I shot and killed one of the dogs by accident. Your Wyandotte hen is lovely as they all are. great pictures of the fluffy butts. The ones I got from you are really growing with the exception of the youngest. She is very active, however. I know there are two roos just by the way they walk and hold their heads. The jury is still out on the others. Has anyone heard of sexing chicks by their wings? I was on Cedar Creek Hatchery and that is how they sex their birds. I guess I'll have to look it up. One more question. Didn't you tellme that by feeding the medicated pig feed the eggs will still be fertile and hatchable as well as the eggs being edible? I've been eating them and am ok. I just wanted to be sure.

I'm not a paid spokes person, but my grammer is terrible. Does that mean I have to go back and take an English grammar course?

I've done the research and know people who swear by feather sexing but it really depends on your exact lines and whether they are fast feathering or slow feathering. It does NOT work on my Ameraucanas but I haven't tried it on my other breeds. It has to be done by 1-2 days old or it won't work. Best bet is if you cross a fast feathering line with a slow feathering line- I can't remember which direction (rooster or hen being fast feathering) but it makes the pullets wing feathers look one way and the cockerels another.

 

[TRUE5]

So are there any auctions this weekend besides Blanchard???

That and Saturday is Nowata. Isn't there a Cozier auction somewhere? Seems like they have one every weekend.

 

[Kassaundra]

It sounded like a cat sounds when getting into a fight only bigger and very hair raising. One of the guys down our road thinks we have a bigfoot living in the thousands of acres that used to be the old smelter. You never know. I've seen bobcats, but never a cougar. I don't want my dogs tore up but they could take on a bobcat. I'm not as good a shot as Glenn (and he wasn't home at the time) but would have to try. I'd feel terrible if I shot and killed one of the dogs by accident. Your Wyandotte hen is lovely as they all are. great pictures of the fluffy butts. The ones I got from you are really growing with the exception of the youngest. She is very active, however. I know there are two roos just by the way they walk and hold their heads. The jury is still out on the others. Has anyone heard of sexing chicks by their wings? I was on Cedar Creek Hatchery and that is how they sex their birds. I guess I'll have to look it up. One more question. Didn't you tellme that by feeding the medicated pig feed the eggs will still be fertile and hatchable as well as the eggs being edible? I've been eating them and am ok. I just wanted to be sure.

I'm not a paid spokes person, but my grammer is terrible. Does that mean I have to go back and take an English grammar course?

No, your not paid to know English! lol

 

[hotcurltr]

Love that shot!


On dog tie outs- we have one dog leashed at all times- one is day duty and one is nite- because if they are both off at the same time they chase cattle- but they will protect the chickens and bark if a hawk is around

I wasn't trying to start a debate, but it is nice getting all the feedback.. I was just giving my opinion. I have no problem w/dogs that are tied up part time. Just so they have a life and something to look forward to. I think we all have some pet peeves. Usually, I will say I'm sorry,but what I said is how I feel and I'm not sorry about that. You are amazing w/ the way u take care of your animals and the progress u make. I am sorry though, that there has been a complete misunderstanding on what I said and the motive behind it. Just one of those days I needed to rant, but it wasn't meant to hurt anyone. My chickens and geese are my babies and I don't want them hurt, and don't like to see nanyone else's hurt either. Sometimes things just happen.

I've done the research and know people who swear by feather sexing but it really depends on your exact lines and whether they are fast feathering or slow feathering. It does NOT work on my Ameraucanas but I haven't tried it on my other breeds. It has to be done by 1-2 days old or it won't work. Best bet is if you cross a fast feathering line with a slow feathering line- I can't remember which direction (rooster or hen being fast feathering) but it makes the pullets wing feathers look one way and the cockerels another.

Interesting. I'll try to research when I have time. Can U still vent sex them when they are a little older, or is it too dangerous? I've never sexed any after they were born. They just seem so helpless, but I'd like to know, because I don't like to get close to the roos, unless it's one I would plan on keeping and not freezing. The crosses I got from NK are a straight run, but since they are being raised by me and not a mama, none of them will be freezer birds. I realize I'm weird and am sure you all have figured that out already.

Everytime I try to put an image on here, it says I don't have permission. How do I do it?